Nadir Rustamli’s “Fade to Black”
Nadir Rustamli’s “Fade to Black” is representing Azerbaijan in this year’s Eurovision. Nadir has dreamed of being at Eurovision and representing his country ever since he won The Voice of Azerbaijan. “Fade to Black” is his entry, a powerful mid-ballad that displays Nadir’s vocal chops as well as the emotive instrumental that swells with deep sentiments. Although it takes time for Nadir to show his vocal abilities, he does it flawlessly during the chorus as he shows off how powerful he can be yet so quiet at points like the ending.
I think this song has the potential to be a show stopper during the Eurovision if Nadir presents it in an emotional and powerful way, which I believe he can do. I really believe that this song will go to the finals as it has the potential to be a powerful track!
My Eurovision 2021 Predictions
Here are my predictions for this year’s contest. These are my own opinions and I am not getting paid or endorsed for them.
First Round
(Note: I changed my prediction for Intelligent Music Project after a week of thinking about the song. I think they will be going to the finals as the song grew on me.)
| Country | My Prediction |
| Ronela Hajati (Albania) | Finals! |
| Citi Zēni (Latvia) | Finals! |
| Monika Liu (Lithuania) | Will Not Go Through |
| Marius Bear (Switzerland) | Will Not Go Through |
| Last Pizza Slice (Slovenia) | Will Not Go Through |
| Kalush Orchestra (Ukraine) | Finals! |
| Intelligent Music Project (Bulgaria) | Finals! |
| S10 (the Netherlands) | Finals! |
| Zdob și Zdub and Frații Advahov (Moldova) | Will Not Go Through |
| Maro (Portugal) | Finals! |
| Mia Dimšić (Croatia) | Will Not Go Through |
| Reddi (Denmark) | Finals! |
| Lumix featuring Pia Maria (Austria) | Will Not Go Through |
| Systur (Iceland) | Finals! |
| Amanda Tenfjord (Greece) | Finals! |
| Subwoolfer (Norway) | Finals! |
| Rosa Linn (Armenia) | Will Not Go Through |
Second Round
| Country | My Prediction |
| the Rasmus (Finland) | Will Not Go Through |
| Michael Ben David (Israel) | Finals! |
| Konstrakta (Serbia) | Finals! |
| Nadir Rustamli (Azerbaijan) | Finals! |
